Parsimony
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Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; --generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon.Awful parsimony presided generally at the table. Thackeray.
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Adoption of the simplest explanation for an observation. Also stinginess or frugality in regards to economics and finance.
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Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
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